

Give them another hat to wear, or even a literal mask, and see who emerges! Playing a role lets them fake confidence until true confidence can be built. Self-identified limitations fade away with the practice gained while acting out credible plots. Self-created personality boundaries can dissipate with the role play’s permission to be someone else. Role plays call for students to adopt a different persona while playacting a situation they’re likely to encounter in the future. Starting in a new place can be liberating for some because they can re-invent themselves. Reason #1 They can be someone else while doing role plays for adult ESL.


Reason #1 They can be someone else while doing role plays for adult ESL.
